As a key advocate of ethanol blending in the government, Gadkari filed a leave petition under Clause XII of the Letters Patent, needed when part of the cause of action falls outside the court’s jurisdiction.

A viral video on social media captures the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) celebrating a ‘resignation party’ after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the post on Saturday, concluding their protest at Jantar Mantar.

The development comes after several commercial vessels with Indian crew members on board were targeted near Ukraine’s Odesa port in recent days as the country’s war with Russia rages on.